Yes, definitely. However, the type of medic you are makes a big difference in what you will be doing. If you are a general medic (Healthcare Specialist, MOS 68W) you could end up doing many different things. Some medics work in the Troop Medical Clinic, which is where soldiers go when they are sick or injured. Alternatively, you can be a line medic and work with a platoon, providing most of their basic healthcare needs. I am currently a line medic deployed to Iraq with a Combat Engineer company. I have about 26 guys that i take care of. When they are sick, they come to me and i can give them medicine or whatever they need. When they roll out the gate on missions, combat or otherwise, i go with them. I carry a bag full of emergency medical supplies in case someone gets hurt. There are also other medical specialties you can go into. The bottom line is almost all medics deploy.
You Don't Have to Be in the Army to Fight in the War was created in 1971.
Many people who didn't fight in the war sometimes became medics. Most of the Quakers sent letters to England to be set free and to stop the war.
Many people who didn't fight in the war sometimes became medics. Most of the Quakers sent letters to England to be set free and to stop the war.
A "Whiskey" or "Whiskeys" is one (as in 68W - the MOS ID for Army medics) "Doc" is probably the most common.
Revolutionary War
According to The US Army Medical Department there were over 20,000 Army medics in World War 2. If you want to know about the Navy Corpsman that served with the Marines you may have to contact the Navy. I could not find a total of Navy Corpsman who served in World War 2. Try the link I added below. Thanks.
Simple answer: Yes. The German army in WWII regarded medics much the same as Americans did medics and navy corpsmen. Medics in the German army wore armlets with a red cross on a white background, were generally unarmed and were considered protected under the Geneva Conventions.
Revolutionary War
the U.S army
A few do not. Most do.
You have to be in a army and fight other people in army's, but you have too win the fight
so you can fight in a war